Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1930, Page 2

VICTORY ON TARFF REVISON IS SEEN Both Houses May Pass Bill!ve With Hoover’s Plan Before Session Ends. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President - Hoover's 'fecommendation for a “limited revision” of the tariff, aiding particularly agricuiture and some of the manufacturers who have been hard pressed by foreign competition, looked to be in better case last night. than at any time since the ‘tariff bill now pending in the Senate was report- ed to the House last Spring. The Senate has proved the instrumfient through which the revision of the tariff e more “limited.” It has halted increased tariff duties on several of the fighting items in the tariff. Jumber and shingles, and it has restored boots and shoes to the free list, along with hides and leather. At the same tim: the Senate has retained or in- creassd duties on many farm products. Passage Is Foreseen. Despite the suggestion from some «quarters that it will be impossible to get the tariff bill out of conferende between the two houses, Republican leaders in the Senate believe that the bill will eventually be agreed to by both houses and sent to the President for his ap- proval. A number of Democrats take the same view. An impelling reason for getting a tariff bill through is the need to demonstrate to the country that the Republican party, in control of both houses, is not impotent. Some West- ern Democrats in the Senate are likely to vote for the tariff bill on its passage, it is said, because of the increases granted- to agriculture, and' the belief that the bill will be a better measure, from their point of view, than the ex- isting law. Port Conduct Is Subject. ‘The Senate adopted an amendment yesterday afternoon, just before ad- journing for the day, which would deny the “freedom of the port” or the “‘courtesy of the " and any other special privileges which in the past have been granted to members of Con- gress and other high officials of the Government on their return to the United States from foreign countries. While the amendment is not likely to make any particular difference to the customs receipts of the United States, 1t created something of a stir on Capi- tol Hill, largely because of the charges which have ‘been brought against some members of Congress that they used these .special privileges to smuggle liquor into the country for their per- sonal use or the use of their friends. ‘The amendment was offered b{ Sena- tor Pat Harrison of Mississippl. It vides that “no murx:ly lz:t '-:rk ;&;l;t entry, or special p: es 7 fl!ncun'\l’! examination. of merchandise or baggage shall hereafter be extended to any person who is subject to pay- ment of customs duties.” Amendment Goes Through. endment went through with- st mlt will at apply :‘(‘; department has ex- inued From First Page.) (Cont to interrupt their training and go on the street in emergencies. It is recommended that the personnel 1 to 1,561, of whom 1500 shall be of rank below that of lieuten- ant. Siteen additional lieutenants are asked for in order to give to lieu- tenants the eight-hour day now enjoyed by sergeants and privates, and to as- sigh lieutenants to command of the de- tective bureau 25 hours a day. One additional captain would be assigned to the traffic bureau as aide to the assist- ant superintendent in command. _Fifty privates would be assigned as proba | tionary detectives, whose duties will be described later, and the patrol force in the outlying sections would be increased. The only recommendation made for increase of the civilian personnel is the employment of two stenographers to take statements of witnesses and de- fendants. In speaking of this the re- port says: “Neither is the department equipped with a sufficient number of ishorthand reporters to make accurate records of the statements of all wit- nesses and defendants interviewed, nrofnedure the necessity of which is vious.” It | oby The report recommends that all pri- vates be appointed on & probationary period of one year. The appointments should be made in groups of 30 to 35, and the appointees should immediately be assigned to a reorganized school of instruction for two months of intensive training. Then they should be put on street duty for 15 or 30 days, and re- turned to school for a further 15-day course, of which 10 days would be taken up in further instructionyand 5 in ex- aminations. Those who showed apti- tude for police work and passed the ex- aminations would be kept on the force, and the remainder dropped from the rolls. Proposed School Curriculum. ‘The curriculum of .the proposed new school is set out as: The purpose of government; the constitutional rights of citizens; the structure of the Federal and municipal governments; limitations upon the authority of peace officers; law of arrest; the fundamental rules of evidence: court procedure: investiga- tions and reports; crime classification; Proper procedure under any number of given conditions; complete study of that body of law and of regulations coming within the scope of a peace offi- cers’ activities; first aid to the injured; target practice and care of the revol- ver; attitude toward citizens; rules and regulations of the department; care of the body, and such other related sub- Jjects as may be essential. As to discipline, the report lists six offenses which “under no process of reasoning should be condoned.” The recommendation is that if any officer is feund guilty of a violation of any one of these his dismissal from the force should be mandatory. At present the trial board has discretion in the matter of inflicting punishments, and there is no offense wglch carrles with it auto- matically the penalty of dismissal. The six offenses are: (1) The drinking of intoxicants or the taking of narcotics, unless upon the prescription of a reputable physician, S e i « (2) gering or feigning illness or disabllity in order to e'ldn‘ the per- formance of duty. (3) Wilful disobedience of orders, or insubordination. (4) Gambling or intentionally fre- quenting any place where games of chance are permitted, or participating in any game of chance. (5) (Willful failure to report prompt- ly to the major and superintendent of police thnmsh the ?oper channels, or direct, any disloyalty or suspected dis- loyaity to the United States or to the Congress. The lained that these privileges merely :re a:fllned to expedite the examina- tlon " was killed at the sug- moot, chairman fiee and. the Nmit arghed that Ameri- ig-4he Cansdian and osing _money disposed controversial items in the bill, and o predicted by Senator Smoot last Senate would vote on s Februsry h one ‘| make an affidavit that there are good | bee New Situation Arises. tion is developing, however, I'hAficl:"\:.‘hnly 3 ‘m{zkhi;l t(h:mmmt ‘more speedy dispos! of . ?l!h:mnhyusmnd«.lotwofi ahead of it before it adjourns and one- third of its, members and the entire membership of the House go home B Lo e e Gopernment or nual supply bill M‘“’“‘lfluh;'k et ven that some action wil en gnrd to Muscle Shoals and the power development there. The program of legislation to ‘strengthen prohibition en- forcement, recommended recently by the President, must be dealt with, de- spite_efforta of opponents to block it. The first of the appropriation bills, the agricultural bill, will be ready to re- port to the Senate: this week. Many smenhdments, prepared by in- dividual Senators, await action by the Senate after - the committee amend- ments shall all have been disposed of. ‘There is reason to -believe, however, that a considerable number of these amendmenis will ‘never be pressed for consideration and action. Among the items in the bil v&l:l:l .luu rcmx n‘f be fought over uty on cement. Thto:r.nduurl ©f cement along the At- mn.rla:'ti of Co‘:;ahmhh, or to rTeport ‘promp! any vi tion, Any person, n(lny;trtnlducflml::lmo(tm United States, or the code of law,of the District of Columbig. ' - (6) Willfully and intentionally mak- ing : untruthful of "1“ kind -in. any. n with cial, or before any police trial board, or willful omission of any material facts which should be included in any offi- clal report. 50 Probationary Detectives. occupy & place midway between present headquarters detective preeinct detectives. They would ceive, in addition to their pay as pri- vates, compensation at the rate of $300 per annum. Each would be to work with one of the older and - enced headquarters detectives, and if their services proved satisfactory, would be to detective sergeants, with $600 additional annual compensation. The report récommends employment of ‘s chemist at $4,000 per annum, to analyze blood" stains, powder marks, 'and the like; and purchase of a. micro- ‘to -ald” in the work of Tifying bullets The higher salaries recommended iden- Zihiman bill on the subject, and range from $8,500 for the major and super- intendent, to & minimum of $1,900 for privates, as compared with the present $5,200 and $1,800, respectively. The report renews the recommenda- tion, mi many times in the past, that all police officers be clothed with au- thority to enforce the Federal pro- hibition act. With reference to gambling, the rec- ommendation ilplall‘dn' %l & new law passed com| B the judges of Police Court to issue warranis for ar- rest of those violating the law if any policeman, or any two citizens, grounds for belleving that any prem- ises is being used for conduntlh(pnm. bling games, Legal Safeguards Too Great. In support of this the report states: “Custom, practice, and procedure have set up almost insurmountable obstacles to|to the effective enforcement of the gambling laws, the Constitution itself being a bar to effective enforcement. ‘The department knows of numerous instances where gambling rooms h: been established; the windows barri- caded with iron bars and with heavy opaque glass, making it impossible for persons to witness what is going on inside; the doors made of heavy oak timbers, heavily barricaded outside and in, with electric bell connections from the street to the keepers inside the doors, in order to warn of the ap- proach of any police officer, and ZI:: the presentation of such facts to court hms proven insufficient evidence are those incorporated in the Capper- knowledgment of THE S of a special Police Department garage and mpair shop to be in. charge of & civilian superintendent of moter vehicles and to contain space enough for the storage of stolen and other automobiles recovered by the department. Replace- ment of much of the present motor cycle equipment with light cars is also urged. No mention is made of the purchase of armored cars. The department flirted with this idea last year, and an item for one got into the departmental estimates, but it was later quietly eliminated. The report complains of an acute shortage of space in the housing of the various elements of the department and Tecommends that this be taken care of by .the construction of a new central police buiiding to house the adminis- trative offices, the dstective bureau, the traffic bureau, the school of instruction, with storeroom space for valuable prop- erty coming into the possession of the department. The areas now assigned to the first and sixth precihcts should be combined and served from the new bullding. Wherever possible the force should be pl on an 8-hour basis, report urges. Additional ressrve units should Also be established, fully equipped as to transportation and prepared to render immediate service in accidents, fires and the like. “It is realized,” the report concludes, “thal the improvements recommended cannot be accomplished in & day or a year, but I believe it is not too much o ask that the development and ex- pansion recommended as necessary be made fully effective within the next five years. Too often are the police held responsible for results over which they have no control. With Insufficient personnel, with inadequate equipment, and lacking in a system of criminal procedure that is prompt and certain, it is apparent that consistently effec- tive gollce work is a goal difficult to ob- case of = KING PRESS DENIAL CALLED UNOFFICIAL Senator Robinson Concludes Evidence in Dyestuffs Lobby Quiz. Senator Robinson of Indiana, Repub- lican, who brought witnesses before the Senate lobby investigation to charge that agents of the German dye and chemical cartel had contributed $2,000 to campaign funds of Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, said yesterday he would call no further witnesses in the episode. King’s Denial Unofficial. Unless Senator King voluntesrs to take the stand the committee will re- port the incident to the'Senate as it now stands. Senator King denied the charges in an interview to the press, but this evidence cannot be a part of the committee's record or considered when it makes its report to the Senate. Samuel Russell, former secretary to King, testified Wednesday that $1,000 in ‘cash had been contributed to the 1922 campaign by Herman A. Mets, former controller of New York city, who was at that time a chemicals man- ufacturer and rter,” and that a $1,000 check had been seit in 1928 by Metz while an official of ‘the Américan Dye Stuffs rati subsidiary of the Germany company. King received but tore up the check. he told report- ers, and said the allegation that he had received the cash was false. Senator Robinson was asked if he would call Samuel King or Metz or ask Mr. Pickrell to return to the stand. He said that he would not, that he would have expected that they would volunteer to take the stand. a y- of chairman of the committee. way sald that as far as he was corcerned the incident would be reported as it now stands. Rebinson, .the only regu- Jar Republican member of the com- mittee, has been given & free hand of low tariff During Russell’s testimony before the committee his charge that King had received the check for $1,000 in 1928 Was ‘evidenced by s letter to.Russell {rom Eugene R. Pickrell, an associate ired lwhyl ‘noehu- colonel's ' check had been made. rell recently be- fore the committee denied that he had used King's office as headquarters here for lobbyist activities in- bel of lower tariff rates on chemicals. Russell, how- ever, asserted that Pickrell had used the King office. This of the Pickrell-Ki incident will remain as it now stands in the record, the com- mittee plans, unless Pickrell himself returns. The committee ‘will not call him again. Metz has admitted he made the two contributions charged before the com- mittee by Russell. He pointed out, how- ever, as did King, that the two had n friends for many years. The committee on Tuesday will pro- ceed with its inquiry into the activities of the American Tariff League, further Questioning Arthur L. Faubel, the league's secretary and s professor at New York University. It was Mr. Faubel Wwho Priday assaled the committee's investigations as “quite generall; dis- approved.” To Probe “Educational Fund.” The committee will also question other. witnesses concerning the $43,000 “edu- cational fund” of the league and its roposed $300,000 a year {ariff cam- paign, which it is believed never even- tuated. Before the end of the week a short inquiry will be made into-the ef- forts of the Ngtional Association of ‘Wool Manufacturers, Senator Caraway sald yesterday that lowed by those \."10 have been active in the protracted dispute over the dis- upon which to procure watrants, it having been held that evidence to the effect that gambling actually took place within the premises was neces- sary. Too many and too great are the legal safeguards thrown about the criminal and too few are the con- siderations given the law-ablding citi- zen and the officer who is sworn to lantic seaboard »uuh’l t‘hry uulpte tm:; otection - aganst . foreign gom) ov; 80 out of business. There is doubt, however, that the duty will be retained. Long Conference Expected. ‘When the {ariff bill goes t confer- ence it may net get out of that stage for three weeks, or possibly more. Many. of the Senate changes in the bill will be adoptéd by the conferces. Two of the most controversial changes made by the “are’ the amendments pro- viding for ‘the 'so-called “deberiture” plan toaid farmers and strik| out “provisions of - the law which give the President the right to or lower duties 50 per cent after invi tion and report by the ‘Tariff Commi proposed that the cor Tn'." Senate has commis- sion shall report after an investigation to #nd’ that s ¥anan 'p’gwlu'thn the will To retain it whole measure with & allowed finally ‘would enforce the law.” | A special fund of $10,000 is asked for the employment of undercover agents to ferret out places where liquor is nm.s'n.u. ‘would be paid ab the rate of $5 per. diem. A workable vmu mct 18 described as “a crying necessity in any urban community” “for getting rid desirable characters and' the passage of such an act is urgéd, In the earlier part of the report the system of promoti officers through ivil service examipations comes in for severe criticism. The nrm e e I e outside standard, 3 otion ‘should be made either by s e ot et or el n.\nrelll. In the muo:‘" dev to no recommendat in the system is recommended, but a is tl study of the of police s asked for 1o he made the Civil Service Commission in co-operation with the superintendent of police. The report recommends the erection posal of Muscle Shoals. COLORED DOPE “KING” police Black and Owens were held aignment ition until arr; er Tul CAPTURED HERE AFTER EXTENSIVE PURSUIT (Continued From First Page was hidden nearby. Forced into an automobile, Owens was held at gun po&nt h{n Orrison. l"". uns in hand, Federal nts Phil and Rakusin _ and . n»i'r: Sanders and Charles Mansfield of the police narcotic squad, battered down the barricaded doors of the stre 3 Taken by surprise, Black was not given & chance to draw his revolver, tective fleld held Plack at bay while the remainder of the squad made a thorough search of the premises and located valuable narcotics, the exact worth of which was not re- vealed by the agents. It was' said, however, that the alleged confiscated drugs were worth many hundreds of dollars. A .45 caliber automatic pistol #lso was taken. ‘Transferred to one of the local mflnefll. in! fore Comm| Bond for Owens was set these two organizations would be fol- | ! WM ment * Bureau, UNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, IPRATT ASKS POLICE CHANGES , - WITH MORE STRINGENT LA PLANS EXPANSION 75 Leading Local Concerns Respond to Questionnaire of Board of Trade. (Continued From First Page) 10ll of the Federal and District gov- ernments in the District of Columbia from $183,238,000 to $191,739,000 by July 1, 1931.” The Board of Trade survey covered not only anticipated increases in busi- ness for 1930, but increases which took place during the past year. The re- ports show that of the 75 representa- tive business organizations answering | the questionnaire sent out by the board, one showed an increase in business in 1029 of 75 per cent over the business for 1928. Another reported an increase of 50 per cent, six of 25 per cent, 11 of 15 per cent, 15 of 10 per cent, 9 of 5 per cent and 19 of from 1 to 5 per cent, making a total of 62 businesses wl:leltll‘l enjoyed increased business dur- ing the past year. Two others reported their volume of business remained sta- tionary, while 11 did less business last year than in 1928. Increased Expectancy. “What is perhiaps even more en- couraging,” the board reported, “is that 60 firms Teported an increased business expectancy for 1930, six are plannin, do the same amount of business, while seven expect to do less busriness. We should again like to call attention to the fact that the 60 firms expecting to do more business are not merely making a verbal prediction, but, according to our survey, are preparing $14,000,000 to take care of its increased business. “While to get this collective informa- tion, the board had to promise to keep the information as to each individual concern confidential, it is interesting to nm that one laundry expects to spend $200,000 for 1930 improvements, an- other local %!oup store business will spend $350,000 and another group is to spend $1,000,000, four large stores dealing in clothing and household ef- fects are to spend approximately $500,- 000 for improvements. Reports already have been lnlven out of expenditures of several millions of dollars by the vari- ous public utilities.” One of the questions which the board asked was, “In your opinion, did the stock market seriously affect your busi- ness?” to this question, 40 answered “Yes” and 29 answered “No” but of the 40 who answered in the affirmative by far the greater number expressed the opinion that it was only a tempo- rary effect, from which there was a reasonably rapid recovery. Several answering the question as to whether the stock market slump af- fected their business, answered as fol lows: “Yes—to its betterment later.’ Many felt that it created largely a cautious mental attitude, but the con- sensus of opinion was that the sta- bility of income due to the Federal as- pects of the city made this problem, generally speaking, a far from serlous one. Bank Clearances Gain. “A discussion of banking conditions with the officials of the District of Co- lumbia - Bankers' Association,” the re- port continued, “showed an increase of $45,665,127 in bank clearances the year ending December, 1929, over the year erding December, 1928. While the stock market naturally had an effect on the banks the last two months of the year, officials of the bankers asso- ciation indicate a very optimistic frame of mind for the coming year, d on the fact that a check-up by them of many of the larger banking institution: of the city show a substantial increas: in deposits for the first three weeks of January, compared with the corre- %flu period of January of last use of the many improvements ing on in the city and the great leral building program now in prog- | ress, they feel assured of a highly suc- cessful year, “In d to the Federal building program, apart from the general bene- it of employment and construction fea- tures here, the board hes found that a number of extremely large and impor- tant contracts have been awarded dur- ing the month. One local concern dur- ing the month has been awarded a can- tract of $2,300,000, another for $7560,000, and a number of Washington material dealers have received substantial con- tracts as well as several construction concerns actually being given the gen- eral contract for erection of entire build- ings such as the Agricultural Building end the new Census Building. Employment on Upgrade, The Federal Employment Bureau of the District of Columbia, the board re- istrations for employment, with a 20 per cen. increase in placements for the fiscal year 1929. Requests for employ- ment are somewhat higher now, with the placements slightly lower, ‘This, however, is not regarded as an alarm- Ing situation, as quite a few mechanics, labarers, etc., have gravitated to Wash- iny , attracted by the great Federal bullding program. They soon leave. The records of the Federal Employment Bureau, it was stated, show that em- ployment in general in the District of Columbia is better than in any other section of the country. “The hotels are doing & good busi- ness and are preparing for more,” the report continued. “Washington is handling a daily average of 140 in- bound passenger trains, indicating a tremendous amount of tourist = travel still entering the city, “This survey undertaken by the of- fice of the Board of Trade is intended as & cross-section of business life of the city and has been answered by rep- Tesentative concerns which reflect the various angles of the comme of the community.” e Organizations Are Listed. ‘The organizations whose assistance was teceived in compiling this survey are the following: Sanitary Grocery Co., F. P. May Hardware Co., Black and White Taxi Co., Independent Taxi Own- ers’ Association, Palais Royal, Inc.; W. B. Moses & Sons, Inc.; Woodward & Lothrop, National Electric Supply Co., Inc.; Carroll Electric Co,, c.; C. Schnelder's Sons, Doubleday-Hill Elec- ric Co., Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., B. ich’s Sons, D. J. Kaufman, Frank R. Jelleft, Grosner’s, Meyer's Shop, Raleigh Haberdasher, Inc.; Saks & Co., Willlam Hahn & Co., Chevy Chase D son's Dairy, E. G. Schafer Co., Fri Beall & Sharp, Co., Inc.; Thomas Som- erville Co., West Bros. Brick Co., Chev Chase Savings Bank, the National Bani of Washington, Wllhlnfikm Mechanics’ Savings Bank, Willard Hotel, Mayflower Hotel, United Realtiés, Inc. (Wardman rk, Carltor, Chasleton, etc.), Bur- lington Hotel, Hotel Continental, Dodge Hotel, Hotel La Fayette, Prazee-Fotomac Laundry, Manhattan Laundry Co., Inc.; Tolman Laundry. E. F. Droop & Sons Co. Harry C. Grove, Inc.; Peoples Drug Stores, Inc.; 8. 8. Ki Co., Capital Traction Co., i phone Co., Potomac Electric & Power Co. Washin, & Electric Co., Wi ashing Rapi oods , Thomp- les, Co., Wi gton ., Beckers Leather G Co., Inc.; A. Kahn, Inc.; Holmes & Sons, Inc.; Harris & Ewing, Underwood & Underwood, Inc.; Hotel Harrington, Brewood, Inc.; Charles H. Potter Co., Inc; Judd & Inc.; National Publishing Co,, Rufus H. Darby Printing Co., R. ? An- Co., Stockett-Piske Co., Inc.; rs Inn, Inc.; Olmstead Grill, Madrillon Co., Inc.; A. C. Moses Motor Co., Packard Washington Motor Car Co., Peerless Motor Co., Triangle Motor Co., Wallace Motor Co., Warrington Motor Co., District of Columbia Bank- ers tion, Bureau of clency, District_of Columbia Federal Employ- ‘ashington Term! (Union' Station), next, increasing the entire annual pay | ported, shows a steady increase in reg- inal He is under the care of M. C. 5, | M. G Higptns, JANUARY 26, | GAPITAL BUSINESS [EASTWARD JOURNEY | BY SLED DESCRIBED | Gould Gives Sketch of Journey With Dogs in Byrd’s Antarctic. This is the second installment of Dr. Gould’s account of geological sledging party. Yesterday he told of the trek to the Queen Maud Moun- tains, the establishing of a base and rock layer. BY LAWRENCE M. GOULD. (C ht. 1930.) | Wireless to ‘The Biar And the Now York Times. LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Jan- uary 24—On December 8 we moved farther westward to get at another spur of Mount Nansen, and Norman Vaughan, Ed Goodale, Mike Thorne and I climbed again to the rocks—up ice faces where ragged, pinnacled columns of basalt— lolsk of fun and amazingly interesting rocks. Another day’s work about this side of Mount Nansen, and then we headed back Hown the glacier to make prepara- tlons for our trip eastward along the foot of the range. What a riot it is driving the dog teams down the steep slopes of the glacier! The sledges are rough-locked—ropes are put arount the runners to prevent their sliding easily, and then the driver yells “Yake!” and to | tries to keep his team from getting too near another team, and away from any chance crevasses. Coming down, Horm's Eddie's got too close ther mixed in one grand fight. I was slid- ing along between the sledges. Imme- | diately the fight commenced, and purely | from the standpoint of self-preservation, I tried to stop, but instead I slid right into the middle of the melee, and in trying to extricate myself from.the jam without getting . bitten I parted 'the dogs, and have not yet confessed to the drivers that I did not deliberately try to separate the dogs for them. I am sure an awkward dog driver, anyhow, 50 that when I made » Sfand splurge like this one I hated to confess that it ‘was accidental, Cache Is Located. On the 12th Ed Goodale and T made 8 successful search for the cache of food and gasoline laid down by Admiral Byrd before the polar flight. We brought the food back to camp and glad to have it, for it gave us a great additional margin of u(&i for carrying out our plans without ing too long chances. On the morning of the 13th—and it was Priday, too—we started on our easterni trip. To our left the Barrier Was huvfifi.bhnklkfl with clouds, but it was brilllant, sunny weather over the né:;xtr:ulm. and what a setting for our sl We camped part way up Axel Hei- berg Glacier, with Mount Ruth Gade towering above us—a fairyland setting in this world of white in the brilliant different ét wldl the next morn- y overcast and snow beginning For three days we were snow- team and heavy on ' our hands. When we left Little America each man was allowed to bring one book, but, of course, these had been left at Strom camp when' we started eastward. Some one had brought a pack of cards, so we played hearts, with our dally issue of chocolate for stakes. On the 7th, when the sun returned, we dug ourselves out and were under way again; very heavy sledging and skiing. Directly ahead of us the sur- face . was so badly crevassed that we d to head out into the barrier to go astward, Toe Field Extends for Miles. We looked out away from the mm‘n- tains and to the east, and the surface was ice ‘as far as we could see. But we had decided to go eastward at least as far as Marie Byrd Land, which be- ins at the 150th meridian. In my or the 19th I find that: = “We headed out to avoid the ice, But 1t was no use; soon became s0 bad that we couldn't stand on our skis, but had to take them off and hang on to the sledges. Ice was fairly smooth at fifst, but after about two hours’ traveling we found ourselves in an area that had been much crevassed. “So we often crashed into théth with our slel We wrecked one of our best sle and had to abandon it and badly damaged the runners on the others. We had to travel 25 miles be- fore we could find & plece of snow big enough to anchor our tents on.” Same thing over again next day, but most of it downhill, as we made an- other 25 miles to find ourselves well to the east of the 150th meridian and in Marie Byrd Land, on American terri- tory here in the Antarctic. Again we slipped and skidded our way on skis up to the nearest mountain, which we climbed, and which, with Ad- miral 's permissior t to call Supporting Part; We_had proved t| men Land and we had reached Marle Byrd Land and so, after making some glacial observations and collecting some rocks, we headed back toward Strom camp. ANXIETY LESSENS. Officials Assured All Means of Rescue Will Be Used. BY the Associated 'm.iaml i % As:ured that all ble means of rescu> would be mobilized if the Byrd Antarctic expedition should find itself unable to leave Little America before the Winter season sets in with March, ‘Washington officials last night relaxed their anxiety. They temporarily left matters to nature and the abllity of Rear Admiral Byrd and his comrades to care for themselves under hardship. Norwegian whalers, who are most fa- miliar with the vagaries of nature in the vicinity of the South Pole, had ex- pressed confidence that the unprec- edented ice pack now blocking en- trance to the Ross Sea would break ‘up before long and permit the Byrd expedition ships to reach the party. %’Ll ugh official channels to the State Department, also, came assurai that if these vessels should be unable to penetrate the ice at the latest safe time to begin the crossing of the Bar- rier, one of the powerful ice-breaking Norweglan factory ships would plow its way through and bring the ex- plorers out. The Coast Guard is ready to send its ice breaker Northland, & 2,050-ton vessel especially constructed to force its way through ice-locked seas, on a rescue expedition if necessary. Capt. B. M. Chiswell, assistant commandant, said that if Admiral Byrd's position were found to be precarious, Admiral Billard would dispatch the Northland without hesitation. Capt. Clarence S. Kempff, Navy hydrographer, expressed. the opinion that the Northland could get lhmugh to bring the party out if it reached the South Polar regions before Winter. He said that in order to serve what is ap- g:"ml! Admiral Byrd's need, it would ve to start in the near future. JONES MUCH BETTER. Rear Admiral, Adviser to Dele- gates, Has Indigestion and Cold. LONDON, January 25 (#).—Rear Ad- miral Hil P. Jones tonight was re- E‘:{"" by physician_to be “much ter,” after ing the day in bed. The iliness of one of the chief naval advisers to the American delegation to the Naval Conference , was diagnosed tentatively as indigestion, although he still was suffering from a severe cold contracted on the voyage over. we had to chop our steps, and over | 1930—PART O the ascent of Mount Nansen to a MRS. HOOVER LEADS HOME'S. DEDICATION 50 Children Stand as Ground Is Broken for Episcopalian Institution. ‘While 50 children of the Episcopal Home for Children watched, Mrs. Her- bert Hoover dug the first shovelful of dirt at the ground-breaking exercises yesterday afternoon for their ncw home at Nebraska and Utah avenues. The youngsters greeted the First Lady with enthusiastic flag waving, sang a song for her and contributed an unexpected fea- ture of their own to the cersmonies in the presentation of an immense bouquet. of pink roses. Little Miss Dorothy Robey made the presentation. Clutched in her hand, also, was the tiny Amer- ican flag which she had waved in greeting. Mrs. Hoover, after accepting the gift, held Dorothy's flag for her as she turned a shovel of dirt on behalf of her little playmates in the home. The youngster performed her rite with painstaking care to copy the gestures she had seen Mrs. Hoover make when she tossed away her shovel of dirt. Boy Is Given Shovel. Mrs. Hoover then gave the shovel to one of the boys, George Smith, in order that he might assist on behalf of the "Right Rev-Jasmes E. Preeriah, Bisho . James E. man, D , iced the in‘vog- and greéted the gathering of offi- clals and citizens who attended the cere- monies at the invitation of the board of hfi manegers and the incorporators of which the b is chairman. “There 18 n6 project closer to the hearts of the people of Washington than the care of little children,” sald the bishop, “and in this home the needy children are cared for regardless of religious affliations. Is it any won- der we are rejoicing in the accomplish- ment of our purpose to sufficient funds to begin work at once upon this new and adequate group of in which to carry on this work? The old home is totally inadequate. Its equipment is obsolete. We now have in hand one-third of the total amount needed for the,new home and we hope to have it ready for occupancy by next Fall.” Mrs, Hoover Gels Task. After closing his remarks the bishop handed the shovel to Mrs. Hoover wno took cl from that point. 8he made no formal this day and when the new home is built 1 shall come and see you in it.” Then, mind. ful of the cold weather, she added: “It' cold, children, turn up your collars— like this.” And she demonstrated turning the collar of her own coat high about her ears. nstantly 50 little collars went up about 50 young faces. Mrs. Hoover was in brown from tip to toe. A close-fitting brown hat perfectly her fur coat and shoes. coat is the one given her recently by Loulsiana trappers and is unusually rich in tone. Mrs. David Meade Lea, chairman of the board of lady managers, greeted Mrs. Hoover. ‘The latter was accom- panied by Miss Susan L. Byer, who is & guest at the White House. | charges ‘that the Mrs. Hoover broke ground yesterday for the foundation of the new Epis- copal Home for Children. To the right s the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, chalrman of the incorporators of the home. —Assoclated Press Photo. 102 OKLAHOMANS ON TRIAL MONDAY U. S. Charges Huge Group, Including Officials, With Liquor Traffic. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, January 26— One hundred and two Oklahomans, in- cluding several county officials, whom the Government charges were members of a well-organized liquor ring which dominated the rich oil flelds of Potta- watomie County for three years, are scheduled to go to trial Monday in Fed- eral Court. Among the defendants are County Attorney Ralph Pitman, Frank Fox; former sheriff, and several other coun- ty officers. Long Friction in Background. The tfial will be a climax to long- drawn friction between Federal pro- hibition enforcement agents and coun- ty officers. Pitman has charged that the Gov- ernment prosecution was inspired by his posecution of W. M. Thomason, Federal prohibition nt, and Jeff D. Harris, a deputized , on murder chargés after the killing of two farmers near Tecumseh last Jufy 4. Harrls was| A, W. convicted in State Court and sentenced to 50 years in prison. The Government took jurisdiction in Thomason's case and he has not been tried. ‘The Government's m ]::qrtlcll]lrl u uor or- ganization awarded concessions to re- tallers, afforded protection, set prices and kept out competition. Conspiracy Is Traced. lnlf-’ had ‘l: inception, th: Government charges, in & a ‘Tecumseh in lfl;’ ‘The Inflm- sands of new residents into the l::ldl provided a large market for illicit ve 4 ‘Whisky was sold for $10 a gallon and beer for $6 a case, the Government bill said, while the price of alcohol was gov- erned by supply and demand. Concessions were sold at prices rang- ing from $5 to $50 a week, the Gov- ernment claims, and profits were dis- tributed amon he pui ring members in proportion to the impor- tance of their connection. TYPES OF WINE BANNED. Grapefruit and Tangerine Product Taboo Under Prohibition Law. Grapefruit and tangerine orange win is taboo under the prohibition laws, As- sistant Secretary Lowman of the Treas- ury, in ch:;n of dry law ‘e.lgoreoment. terday advised Representative ocrat, of Florida, who inquired at uest of A. B. Edwards of Sara- sota, Lowman said the Treasury could not issue the permits. Kiwanis Clubs Observe Birthday. DANVILLE, Va. January 25 (Spe- cial).—The local Kiwanis Club, in con- junction with other clubs throughout the county, celebrated the anniversary of its organization 15 years ago. The meeting was in charge of Past Presi- dent Herbert “‘nr:l: ?nmlnlw;:.flnl Program wes ear out, inclu a review on the past history of the local clvic organization. ONE PERMITS BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Evening Star and the New York T LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Jan- uary 25.—Qur front yard was full of whales this morning. Going over to breakfast the familiar far-away and irregular ffing sound of the whales Nne‘,:" ‘was heard. As it was the first time they had been heard from camp it was certain they must be near. Cracks have been opening up on the bay for some time and there is one large crack running west and beginning l.llt!ll more thmm: l;llhmf;:;n the ?.mp. ure soouy ea! spou ‘whales coul h‘be seen there against the background of pressure ice. one in open- in a small crack not far W‘Mfih‘.uunmmnhumof v.: - ;hn Tnletg it lo‘pomd up bn;m‘ak;z and a Ppressu® ridge was abouf Tect ‘wide. I ‘seemed "to" be full of whales. Not of Killer Type. ‘Thelr shining heads, black on top and ‘white underneath, shot far out of the water as they came to the surface and blew, literally standing on their talls. How many there were it is diffi- cult to say, but there were at least 10 shooting out of the opening, sometimes seven of eight together. They were not killers, but seemed more like the finners lmi"hlch the bay is mc". E S WS an a ht. 4 was buumulmth & cold wind from the southwest which drove the temperature a:::n‘ below sero laat night first n many weeks. e roken b the il o i n whales and lay of | knocked down by the WHALES VISIT CAMP OF BYRD; A FRIENDLY PAT Commander Leans Over 30-Foot Pool in Breaking Ice and Taps Giant With Ski-Stick. The largest of these pools was where the crack ended in a mass of pressure and the huge uplifted cakes and dis- torted figures of broken ice made a mag- nificent background. Gather With Cameras. It was on the edge of this )l that men ghthered, excitedly taki p‘:’lct\lm and gazing the great shining crea- tures with amazement. ‘They were 50 near that as they came up one could reach out and touch them. Admiral Byrd leaned over and “?M one on the snout with his ski stick. They blew almost in our faces and those on the leeward side were almost roma. The water blown by the whales' exhalations shot up in a shower of spray and the double valve In back of the head could be seen fully expanded. Then there was a deep mughlnl inhalation and the valve snaped shut with a clapping sound just before it reached the water. The me- AUTO SHOW DRAWS ~ « LARGE ATTENDANCE .First Night Crowd Indicates Annual Display May Break Last Year’s Record.- Pirst-night crowds at the opening last night of the Washington Automo- tive Trade Association's tenth annual automoblle show gave indication that last year's attendance record of 80,000 visitors will be surpassed before the ml h‘nt exhibit closes next Saturday night. The doors of the Washington Audis torium were thrown open at 7 o'clock, and the exhibition floors soon were comfortably crowded with automobile enthusiasts intent on seeing the latest creations of the industry. Almost 150 motor cars, l‘?flmfin( 37 makes, were on display last night, their vari-colored bodies glittering under a flood of illumination especially de vised for the occasion. The visitors were representative of all walks of life. Men and women in eve- ning clothes mingled in the throng of sightseers whi¢h moved about the floor, forming about some favorite model only to dis) and form again as some new attraction drew attention. A few additional models will be on display when the show reopens Mon- day morning after the Sabbath day in- termission. Some of these were held at the show in Baltimore until the last minute, and one will be brought here from " ‘The exhibits of shop equipment and accessories vied with the automobiles for popular attention, Members of the show committee ex- pressed satisfaction at the interest manifest on opening night. They in- cluded Rudolph Jose, chairman; Whit- ney Leary, dr‘r’-rl;k % ,'5“'"" Raphael Semmes and John M. Dugan. . Next week the show will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 10:: BOMB FAMILY RELIEF FUND NOW $2,092.25 Five and Ten Dollar Bills Swell Sum to Aid Seat Pleaant Outrage Victims. E 2 The sum of $2,002.25 yesterday as the d for the fund being Star for the relief of of Seat Pleasant, Md., members were fatally injured in bomb ouf on New Year day. and ten llar bills, donated by pathizers with the unfortunate f aided in swelling the total. ‘The list of contributors follows: Previously ackniwledged . 2 . L H. & g i : e : PR 833383388 f. ® s 8 S & -] “0LD TIMEY” PANTHER HUNTER TAKES TRAIL OF MARAUDING BEAST (Oontlnuud" Pr’_ng First Page.) oi | Priday morning breakfast for the Fow- ler parked at every vantage 50 vards of the Digaiy. uwenomoulhg.‘l.s L Cars_were t within eig] failed to bag any g larger than a "m§o. visited the Fowler pi A wler pigsty at about midnight, but left in a hurry when the lights from eight cars were focused upon it, It was a small dog, and thereby still hangs a tail upon him —for many of the huntsmen on the “panther” trail are of the belief that “panther” is only & big dog, and they were ready to let any big dog nosing about those hogs have a good load of buckshot. . It the panther turns up in those parts before morning there is going to be some high shooting, and “Mr. Peter” and the panther will probably be the ”M""mm_ ight-long viglls r night-long for the wild beast that came out of the northeast section of Washington to RLM their live stock, farmers of the e section of Frince. Gutes Doty ville of ity today p.lllntm the hlnuth hn:: ever staged section, to com! woodland and thicket i nan eflm find and exterminate the marauder. The huntsmen are expected to meet in Forestville this morning. Plans in- clude horsemen as well as hunters afoot, and & pack of fine foxhounds was being 8 District ts, 18 & large patcht of woodland, with undergrowth, where it fia believed the beast has made its lair, ‘This woodland is due for a thorough combing today. FLOOD GUARD TOLD TO SHOOT PLANES "OVER RIVER LEVEE (Continued From First Page.) lake area of Northeastern Ark., by airplane, and the full fieet was expected to be back in commission to- morrow. Observers who made an airplane sur- vey of the flooded area today reported the ice up. The thaw began yesterday, and floes which clogged thw?‘\;lerfle' nu'l’n"nltl;l'l rapidly. tod good weat r as expec! that within three da: e flood- all-of the bound families would be rescu CUTTER GOES TO RESCUE. ASTORIA, Oreg.. January h:s ). Icebound towns al lumbia River bflm chanical action of this valve was most | Gu: interesting. Ten Feet Into the Alr. Sometimes the whales merely lifted themselves to the surface so that their long, pointed heads stuck but a few {l!“ Irox:‘n‘ the wm or they floated laz- ly up & ly upright position and then unf‘mk again. But occas- lonally one coming from farther below would shoot straight up in the air, 10 feet of his big hulk above the water and seem to that way for a mo- ment before down n as l'.l'lah‘: as he rose. two or three did at once so that we had to look up at them ltho effect was startling. a both sides of it and three whales stick- ing ten feet out of the water between '.hem.“w. * Jooprrient, 1930 ing through the ice-clogged wal ‘om%m&l low of the cutter was steel plow of to be Fou the reported et Abirta thi mossing ‘nd st noow was 69 miles down the river from Port- land. The marooned towns are between Astoria and Portland. Society Romance Hinted. NEW YORK, New York American wonder if any one has ever a